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Women’s Health CLINIC OCTOBER 2015 SEASON | YEAR A NEWSLETTER DEDICATED TO GROUPS, ORGANIZATIONS AND FRIENDS OF THE FIRESIDE THEATRE So Come With Me Where Dreams Are Born! I WAS SIX YEARS OLD. I HAD ALREADY SEEN MY FIRST BROADWAY MUSICAL (THE MUSIC MAN) AND I WAS SINGING IN TALENT SHOWS. I WAS ALSO A VORACIOUS READER AND I LIVED A GOOD PORTION OF MY LIFE IN FRONT OF THE TV WATCHING DISNEY FILMS, AND OLD MOVIES. I WAS TOTALLY CAUGHT UP IN MAGICAL ADVENTURES. Then a couple of days after my sixth As much as I love this show it is nearly birthday, NBC broadcast a live version of unbelievable to me that in my five decade a current Broadway hit musical and I fell theatrical career I have never worked on in love with that show – a love I’ve kept to a production of it. this very day. The show was PETER PAN starring Mary Martin. Well that will no longer be true when I get to direct The Fireside’s fabulous new NBC broadcast it regularly after that production of PETER PAN in February in 1960, 1963, 1966, 1973, 1989, and of 2016! I am so excited to finally bring 1991. I watched every broadcast and to life this timeless tale of Lost Boys, even though I grew into in my 20’s Pirates, Indians, and that magical place and my 30’s I never lost that feeling of called Neverland. The music is tuneful “The music is tuneful and happy, enchantment and wonder. I have since and happy, the dancing is high-spirited, the dancing is high-spirited, the seen the Broadway revivals starring the costumes are fanciful, and the costumes are fanciful, and the Sandy Duncan and Cathy Rigby and I escapades of Peter, Wendy, Tiger Lily, escapades of Peter, Wendy, Tiger have DVD’s of the original Mary Martin and the notorious Captain Hook are filled Lily, and the notorious Captain telecasts and the Cathy Rigby revival. with thrills, laughs, and love. Hook are filled with thrills, laughs, I just never tire of this brilliant musical adaptation of James Barrie’s magical So come with me where dreams are born and love.” tale of the boy who never grew up. I and time is never planned. Second star – Ed Flesch know I’m not alone in my love of the to the right and straight on to PETER story as evidenced by the many different PAN at the Fireside!! films and books and plays based on the characters in the story – such as HOOK, PETER AND THE STARCATCHERS, and the soon to be released PAN. WELCOME TO SHARING JOLENE ANNOUNCING HOW DOES YOUR NEVERLAND BUCHHOLZ’ TAKE ON “TO BE ANNOUNCED” GARDEN GLOW? P2 P3 TRAVEL PLANNING P5 P7 Hospitality never goes out of style! THIS TIMELESS FAMILY MUSICAL OF PETER PAN, THE BOY WHO DOES NOT WISH TO GROW UP, AND HIS ADVERSARY CAPTAIN HOOK IS ADAPTED FROM TWO WORKS BY J.M. BARRIE: THE 1904 PLAY OF THE SAME NAME AND THE 1911 NOVEL “PETER AND WENDY.” YOU REMEMBER THE STORY, DON’T YOU? Barrie’s original work was of Peter Pan. Edwin Lester was performed along with a small able to garner the production score of incidental music. A few, rights to the story from Barrie’s short songs were also included estate, and he soon brought on in the presentations of Peter Jerome Robbins to stage and Pan, the play. The stage musical direct the show. Initially, Lester version of Peter Pan (1954) was and Robbins agreed to hold only able to be produced after the truer to Barrie’s original vision death of Barrie, who throughout than the animated movie. The his life, held firm to his belief that songs would not be lavish his play should never be adapted dance numbers and only a small for the show stage. At the time musical score would be used. of Barrie’s death, the handlers The creative team later decided Flying boy Peter Pan and his fairy of his estate would not allow that their musical needed to be companion Tinkerbell encounter producers to move forward on more conventional, and so, more Wendy and her brothers when any adaptation of Peter Pan, but songs and scoring were added. flying through London searching they would eventually relinquish The original Broadway production for Peter’s shadow. Wendy helps the rights of the play. First, in first played at the Winter Garden Peter sew it back on and he takes 1953, an animated movie musical Theater on October 20, 1954, them all to his home in Neverland version of Peter Pan was created, starring Mary Martin as Peter where they meet the Lost Boys which is the standard in America Pan. After many more revivals, and encounter the evil Captain of the Peter Pan story. and movie adaptations we are Hook. The conflict between Peter proud to finally be able to bring The success of this first major and Hook takes center stage this original magical production to adaptation of Barrie’s play as the magical adventure turns you! See you in Neverland! essentially guaranteed the same dangerous and teaches everyone for any Broadway musical version the true power of friendship. GROUP LEADER PROFILE “It’s very fulﬁ lling to be able to help people enjoy their later years with great travel experiences.” – Jolene Buchholz JOLENE BUCHHOLZ HAS BEEN Learning MANAGING THE TRAVEL PROGRAM FOR FARMERS STATE BANK CONNECT CLUB IN MARION, IOWA from each other FOR 10 YEARS. Marion, Iowa, a small town that’s part of they can choose to do as much as or as they don’t need a lot of entertaining. They the greater Cedar Rapids area, is about a little as they want. If they don’t care to seem to prefer that to watching a movie. three hour drive from The Fireside. Jolene shop they can enjoy a cocktail and visit Buchholz and her group from Farmers with others at the tables. They always love Outside of work, Jolene and her husband, State Bank’s Connect Club visit us about the meals and the shows.” Barry have been married for 40 years. They five times each year, leaving at 6:30 a.m. have three sons, all grown and married, and returning home around 8:30 p.m. The Fireside’s Christmas shows and live with eight grandchildren. Three live close It’s among her most popular one-day band revues are usually the easiest ones by in Cedar Rapids, two a little farther trips along with her mystery trips. She for Jolene to fill. She noted, however, that away in does all the planning, booking, billing, sometimes the ones she thinks will sell out Ankeny, promoting, and escorting for both the one don’t and shows she wasn’t so sure of sold Iowa and day and extended tours, both domestic well. There’s no crystal ball to tell for sure the other and international and has been for the what everyone’s going to like. That’s why three are last ten years. Before that, she gained she usually books for all of them, to give her in Kansas experience as a teller, customer service customers the chance to choose without City. That representative, and IRA advisor. Club the filter of her own personal opinions. She means members must be 50 or older with a plans to encourage people to bring their that when $10,000 relationship with the bank. grandchildren along for PETER PAN. she’s not traveling For Jolene, her bi-monthly newsletter is the Jolene loves working and traveling with her for work, most important way of promoting. She customers. “I try to please everyone,” she she’s likely uses the artwork we supply for the shows said. “Sometimes it’s hard, but you never traveling but makes her own material. That’s really know what else is going on in someone’s to visit the grandchildren. Or perhaps all she needs outside of talking up the trips life so it’s important to be patient and just taking in an Iowa Hawkeyes game like the at their bank events and on other tours, work to make them happy. Having lost one she was at in this photo with Barry and and getting great word of mouth from those my own parents ten years ago I especially her grand-daughter, Anna. who attend. There are almost always a few enjoy visiting with my older clients, relating new people on each trip which is exciting to them and hearing their stories. It’s We love Jolene’s philosophy of treating for her. “The Fireside is a great one-day very fulfilling to be able to help people her customers the way she would want trip,” says Jolene, “for anyone who doesn’t enjoy their later years with great travel to be treated. She says she feels lucky want to be gone longer than that and even experiences.” The coaches all have free to spend time with them, to have become for people who can’t do a lot of walking. wi-fi now and since most people like to their friend, and we’re certain they must all We’re dropped off right by the doors and play with their phones, ipads and tablets feel the same way about her! BEHIND THE SCENES IN ACCOUNTING Making Every Moment “Count” at The Fireside lady named Tammy here for their first everything from contracts and payroll date to see FIDDLER ON THE ROOF to budgets and income projections.

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